On this, the 250^th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America, the Canadian Institute for Historical Education (CIHE) is seeking the delivery of an approximately 20,000 word research paper related to how the formation of that country led to or influenced the later formation of Canada.

International workshop, McGill University (Montreal), and online, 5-6 June 2026.

We would like to draw your attention to two fellowships whose deadlines are approaching, and to provide an update on a third award. We encourage you to share this message with eligible colleagues and students.

Lumen, vol. 43, 2024 (Matters and Materials of Life / Vies et formes de vie, guest eds. Marcie Frank, Heather Meek et Sandrine Roux).

Un volume collectif en hommage à Benoît Melançon, professeur émérite de l’Université de Montréal, paraîtra en 2026 aux Presses de l’Université de Montréal et réunira 27 textes écrits par d’anciens étudiants et collègues.

Conference of the International Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (ISECS), Paris, 10–12 June, Deutsches Historisches Institut Paris, Collège de France, Maison de la recherche de la Faculté des Lettres de Sorbonne Université.

Noel Chevalier, Charles Johnson's "General History of the Pyrates" and Global Commerce, Lewisburg, PA, Bucknell University Press, 2025.

25-26 septembre 2026, Université du Québec à Rimouski, organisées par Marie-Ange Croft, Hubert Lemieux et Jean-René Thuot.

Hybrid workshop, March 6th 2026 (14:00-18:00 CET), Room A9/10 at the University of Trier, and online on Zoom.